help wanted

[susanbiscuit]

can anyone help me think of books that deal with the death of a father, in any way? it's for a story i'm writing. my mind's gone blank. anything with a dead/dying father as the main element of the plot would be great, as would anything like l'etranger which starts with a line about a dying parent.
thank you!!

Comments

[birdcagemakers]

Big Fish: A Novel of Mythic Proportions by Daniel Wallace.

[susanbiscuit]

great idea, thanks! i love the film but never read the book.

[sexus]

Death of a Salesman

[susanbiscuit]

thank you! perfect.

[psychlops]

Fun Home by Alison Bechdel.

[sexus]

So good. I got to hear her speak in person a couple years back at Lesley college. She's the cat's meow!

[irrationale]

The Father by Sharon Olds. It's a chapbook of poetry dealing with her father's cancer and death. It's immensely moving (and I say this as someone who's had a parent with stage IV cancer for more than half her life.)

[susanbiscuit]

it sounds great, i will have to get hold of a copy. thankfully my experience of this subject is limited to trying to write about it, so anything that will help me get a handle on how it actually feels is awesome, thanks.

[susanbiscuit]

ooh that's a good one! i can't remember it so i'll have to reread it. always nice to have an excuse to reread some bret easton ellis, not that i need an excuse. thanks!